Electrical Design Engineer

TCOM is seeking an electrical design engineer to work on the design, production support and

test of electrical/electronic systems for lighter-than-air vehicles and their ground support

facilities. The successful candidate will have at least a BS degree in Electrical Engineering and

at least 5 years of electrical design experience, preferably for the aviation industry.

Duties/Responsibilities

The individual will be responsible for electrical design tasks including, but not limited to,

instrumentation and control, power distribution, communications, programmable logic

controllers and variable frequency drives. Experience in any or all of these areas is desirable.  Experience working with schematic capturing tools is desirable.  The position requires a candidate with a strong work ethic and the ability to work independently and in multi-disciplinary groups. A broad range of knowledge and the willingness to develop skills in new areas is an advantage. Occasional travel to TCOM’s North Carolina facility may be required. The candidate must possess a strong base of practical skills to enable following all aspects of the design from concept through fabrication and test.  The position will require the candidate to conduct Design Reviews to show electrical design meets customer requirements. 

Qualifications/Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Electrical Engineering


• Minimum of 5 years demonstrated electrical design experience working with electrical and electronic assemblies, preferably for the aviation industry.


• Experience with creating production level engineering documentation for a manufacturing environment


• Experience with integration and testing support in manufacturing environment for 1^st article builds


• Experience working with power distribution and monitoring components


• Excellent oral, written and presentation skills for interfacing with senior management and customers as well as mentoring of other engineers.


• Ability to obtain a Secret Clearance